Grand Hyatt Amman

... jewelry shops and currency exchanges but a dearth of hospitable looking cafes, so we changed plans and hopped a cab to the Grand Hyatt Amman for a little pampering. No sooner did the cab pull up at the door and we walked through a security gate ...

... bitter reality of the recent violence in the region, I was browsing the web yesterday and came across a reminder that Amman, and specifically the Grand Hyatt where we had dinner a month ago, was hit by a tragic triple suicide bombing in November of 2005. ...

... as the concert was its locale and sponsorship. It was a free concert in a hall at the Zara Centre, right behind the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The American Embassy cultural office sponsored it, so we had a taste of the “good life” with afternoon tea ...